Indian Shares End Lower

MUMBAI -- Indian shares ended lower for a second straight session Thursday, but came off a three-week low as food inflation fell to its lowest level in nearly four years.

India's food inflation rate fell to 4.35% from a year earlier in the week to Dec. 3. This may take some pressure off the central bank, which has so far maintained a tight monetary stance. However, analysts say most investors have reconciled that the central bank may...